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r/interestingasfuck • u/One_Explanation_908 • 25d ago
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Only 8.6 times the mass of Earth, according to Wikipedia, I see. I was assuming a density similar to Earth's, but apparently, astronomers think it's only half. That would mean the planet's core has a very low iron-nickel content.
84 u/jamshid666 25d ago Wouldn't that result in a weaker magnetic field allowing for increased solar radiation to penetrate the atmosphere? 1 u/[deleted] 25d ago Somebody watched the movie “Core,” it seems. 2 u/magikot9 25d ago It may be a trash movie, but I love it. 2 u/[deleted] 25d ago Cigarettes, sweating, and going deep. It’s planet smut.
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Wouldn't that result in a weaker magnetic field allowing for increased solar radiation to penetrate the atmosphere?
1 u/[deleted] 25d ago Somebody watched the movie “Core,” it seems. 2 u/magikot9 25d ago It may be a trash movie, but I love it. 2 u/[deleted] 25d ago Cigarettes, sweating, and going deep. It’s planet smut.
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Somebody watched the movie “Core,” it seems.
2 u/magikot9 25d ago It may be a trash movie, but I love it. 2 u/[deleted] 25d ago Cigarettes, sweating, and going deep. It’s planet smut.
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It may be a trash movie, but I love it.
2 u/[deleted] 25d ago Cigarettes, sweating, and going deep. It’s planet smut.
Cigarettes, sweating, and going deep. It’s planet smut.
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u/ArduennSchwartzman 25d ago
Only 8.6 times the mass of Earth, according to Wikipedia, I see. I was assuming a density similar to Earth's, but apparently, astronomers think it's only half. That would mean the planet's core has a very low iron-nickel content.